 | Chinese reporters works on their laptop computer with the words 'Chinese Communist Party News' on display during the press conference of the 17th National Congress at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, Sunday, Oct. 14, 2007. China's Communist Party will hold a once-every-five years party congress starting Monday, at which President Hu Jintao will oversee appointments of key allies to top government and party posts. click to open  |
 | A visitor looks at a photograph (C) of China's President Hu Jintao performing the "Yangge" folk dance with local women in Shanxi province during an exhibition titled "The Road of Revival" in Beijing October 13, 2007. China's ruling Communist Party on Friday lauded President Hu, backed the expulsion of a disgraced leader and gave its blessing to documents set to extend Hu's grip on power at a key Congress that opens next week. click to open |
 | Security guards walk past photographs of China's President Hu Jintao (R) and other Chinese top leaders during an exhibition titled "The Road of Revival" in Beijing October 13, 2007. China's ruling Communist Party on Friday lauded President Hu, backed the expulsion of a disgraced leader and gave its blessing to documents set to extend Hu's grip on power at a key Congress that opens next week. click to open |
 | Hostesses for China's Communist Party 17th Congress pose for a photo on Tiananmen Square during a preparatory meeting in Beijing October 14, 2007. China's Communist Party opens its 17th Congress on October 15. click to open |
 | Hostesses for China's Communist Party 17th Congress pose for a photo on Tiananmen Square during a preparatory meeting in Beijing October 14, 2007. China's Communist Party opens its 17th Congress on October 15. click to open |
 | The media center for the 17th National Congress of the Communist Party of China organizes a reception for Chinese and foreign journalists registered to cover the congress in Beijing October 13, 2007. click to open |
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